New Delhi:
After playing truant for a week, the much-awaited monsoon finally reached the national capital on Monday.
"The monsoon has reached the city", said B P Yadav, Director of Indian Meteorological Department.
The Meteorological Department on Sunday had said that, the monsoon will hit the capital within two days. The city had missed its usual June 29 date with the seasonal rains phenomenon this year. The monsoon had reached the city on June 30 last year.
The earliest onset of monsoon over Delhi during the past 30 years was on June 15, 2008 and while the most delayed onset was on July 26.
The capital has been receiving pre-monsoon showers in the past two days.
The rain gauges in the capital measured 57.8 mm between5:30 pm yesterday and 8:30 am on Monday, the Weather Office said.
The city received 59.2 mm of rains till Monday morning. The minimum temperature was recorded at 25.5 degree Celsius.
The rains also brought trouble to the citizens as many areas witnessed water logging. Vehicular movement was affected in some parts of the capital including Chirag Delhi and Ashram.